Re/Insurance Outlook USA 2026

Right now the global re/insurance sector is heading into 2026 with cautious optimism. Market dynamics are shifting. Natural catastrophe risks are intensifying. Liability pressure continues to rise. All of this demands fresh thinking about pricing, capital allocation, product design and claims strategy.

We will explore how social inflation and adverse litigation trends are driving up U.S. liability costs. These pressures are especially acute in excess casualty and long-tail exposure. We will dig into strategies for handling nuclear verdicts, litigation funding, and structural reform of excess layers.

On the catastrophe side, wildfires in California in early 2025 inflicted insured losses of about USD 40 billion, the largest ever from a single wildfire event in the United States. Severe convective storms (large hail, tornadoes, damaging winds) added about USD 31 billion in insured losses during the first half of 2025. Together these events show clearly that wildfire and storm perils must be central to underwriting and catastrophe modelling.

At Intelligent Insurer’s Re/Insurance Outlook USA 2026, our focus will be on how reinsurers can absorb volatility and support client growth. We will present actionable case studies from recent renewals. We will address capital deployment in a competitive market. We will do deep dives into data, modelling and claims analytics. We will discuss product innovation for evolving liability and catastrophe exposures.

Building on past success, this one-day New York conference will convene senior re/insurance leaders in the U.S. including C-suite, heads of underwriting, claims, modelling, risk and capital. You will gain timely insights. You will expand your network. You will leave with perspectives that sharpen your position for the 6/1 and 1/1 renewal cycles.

Main topics

At this year’s Re/Insurance Outlook USA, we will confront the issues at the heart of the industry:

• Casualty and Social Inflation: What the latest jury trends and “nuclear verdicts” mean for casualty portfolios, and how carriers are rethinking liability strategies after multi-billion-dollar losses

• Capital and Interest Rate Cycles: Why prolonged rate softening creates both liquidity traps and balance sheet strain, and how chief executives are navigating capital deployment and investment risk

• Renewals Intelligence: Lessons from the 1/1 and 6/1 2026 renewals, and what these reveal about pricing discipline, market capacity, and the balance of power between cedants and reinsurers

• Property & Climate Risk: The aftermath of the 2025 hurricane season, secondary perils that continue to erode underwriting performance, and how risk modeling is (and isn’t) keeping pace

Building on the momentum of our previous events, Re/Insurance Outlook USA 2026 is now firmly established as the premier strategic forum for U.S. re/insurance leadership. Last year, more than 150 executives attended, including over 50 CXOs and Presidents, ensuring every conversation took place at the highest decision-making level

This is not a trade show. It is an exclusive, senior-level meeting ground where the leaders of the re/insurance market challenge assumptions, debate solutions, and chart strategies for growth in an era of structural uncertainty

You will reconnect with trusted peers, forge new partnerships, and leave with the intelligence and relationships needed to shape your organization’s strategy in the face of profound industry change